Bitcoin Compression Phase Will Lead To Violent Expansion

Key points:  ETF inflows and spot accumulation by retail and institutional investors highlight the belief that Bitcoin trades at a discount.  Next week’s US macroeconomic calendar events should bring a resolution to a handful of fear catalysts that are suppressing prices across the crypto market.  Bitcoin (BTC) traders spent a majority of the week in … Read more

Trump To Nominate SEC Crypto Official As CFTC Chairman: Report

US President Donald Trump is planning to nominate Michael Selig as the next chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), after pulling back the nomination of Brian Quintenz. Bloomberg reported the news on Friday, citing an unnamed Trump administration official. No official announcement has been made at the time of this writing. Selig currently … Read more

Jane Street stakes drive rally in Bitfarms, Cipher and Hut 8 shares

Shares of crypto miners rallied on Friday, with Bitfarms, Cipher Mining and Hut 8 extending gains after trading company Jane Street disclosed sizable positions in all three Bitcoin mining companies. Filings submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday show that Jane Street’s trading affiliates own roughly 5.4% of Bitfarms, 5% of Cipher … Read more

JPMorgan Upgrades Coinbase on Base, USDC Potential

Shares of Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) rallied sharply on Friday after JPMorgan Chase upgraded the cryptocurrency exchange, highlighting new monetization opportunities tied to its Base network and USDC payout strategy. The bank’s analysts lifted their rating to “Overweight” from “Neutral” and raised their price target to $404 per share, implying roughly 15% upside from current … Read more

Binance Coming Back to US? Industry Weighs in on Potential Comeback

Crypto industry executives and analysts are speculating whether Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, will re-enter the United States following the pardon of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on Thursday. “Will do everything we can to help make America the capital of crypto and advance Web3 worldwide,” CZ wrote in an X … Read more

Sygnum Bank, Debifi Partner on Multisignature Bitcoin Lending Product

Sygnum Bank has partnered with Bitcoin-backed lending platform Debifi to launch a multisignature lending product that allows borrowers to retain shared control of their collateral. According to the Swiss digital asset bank’s announcement on Friday, the product introduces a Bitcoin-native multisign lending model that allows clients to retain control of their collateral through distributed key … Read more